Our experience in school districts is that
salad bars cost between 22 and 35 cents per student.
A full explanation on how to Implement Your Salad Bar, including
salad bar costs, is available on The Lunch Box, an online resource that provides useful tools for school food change.
Likewise, using USDA Foods during the winter — like diced chicken, cheese, beans, frozen corn, and peas — is a helpful method for controlling
salad bar costs.
Likewise, using USDA Foods during the winter — like diced chicken, cheese, beans, frozen corn, and peas — is a helpful method for controlling
salad bar costs.
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Robert reports that this additional staffing
cost was offset because the cafeteria sold so many additional meals from the
salad bar.
Christen Middle School's community garden helped grow lettuce for the
salad bar in 2015, cutting food
costs and allowing students to connect with where their meals came from.
All that being said, the questions about the practicality of
salad bars in schools still persist: are they safe, do they
cost too much, how do you control portion sizes, how do you control waste, and how do they fit into the USDA guidelines?
Granted, this is a significant percentage of the USDA reimbursement rate, but the
cost can be covered by replacing fruit and vegetables on the «plate» with choices from the
salad bar.
Let's Move
Salad Bars to Schools» founding partners, Food Family Farming Foundation, National Fruit and Vegetable Alliance, United Fresh Foundation and Whole Foods Market, have raised more than $ 8.4 million for Let's Move Salad Bars to Schools to cover the cost of salad bar equipment and deli
Salad Bars to Schools» founding partners, Food Family Farming Foundation, National Fruit and Vegetable Alliance, United Fresh Foundation and Whole Foods Market, have raised more than $ 8.4 million for Let's Move
Salad Bars to Schools to cover the cost of salad bar equipment and deli
Salad Bars to Schools to cover the
cost of
salad bar equipment and deli
salad bar equipment and delivery.
According to Weber, any barrier for
salad bars can be overcome with preparation; proper planning can help with food
cost; sanitary procedures can be created with assistance from local health authorities; and staff can be trained.
As part of the reimbursable meal, a selection from the
salad bar averages at or less than the
cost of a hot vegetable with a fruit cup side.
At a
cost of $ 3,125 per
salad bar per school, sponsors and participants alike strongly believe that providing healthy eating opportunities for school children should be a requirement.
Or the pilot program that brought organic produce into the
salad bars once a month (at much higher
cost than the usual produce, but at least the kids could get organics once in a while) might be scrapped to save money.
According to Weber, any barrier for
salad bars can be overcome with preparation; proper planning can help with food
cost; sanitary procedures can be created with assistance from local health authorities; and staff can be trained.
As part of the reimbursable meal, a selection from the
salad bar averages at or less than the
cost of a hot vegetable with a fruit cup side.
Granted, this is a significant percentage of the USDA reimbursement rate, but the
cost can be covered by replacing fruit and vegetables on the «plate» with choices from the
salad bar.
I heard statements like; «little kids can't eat off of
salad bars,» «
salad bars are sanitation nightmares,» «older kids will spit in them,» «they
cost too much,» «there's too much waste,» and «they take too much payroll.»
I love the
salad bar idea but understand the limitations for use in schools (mainly
cost)-- but perhaps the lunch servers could emphasize what they say in those «all you can eat» sushi
bars....»
That is, our meal program, with the whole grains,
salad bars, fresh fruit daily including fruit (not juice) at breakfast, and all the other improvements we have made,
costs more that the current revenue we bring in.
TLT: Should I believe my district's food services director when he tells me that
salad bars are a non-starter due to
cost of fresh produce and / or labor
costs?
While the $ 2000 grant might pay for the
salad bar, the ongoing
cost of labor would exceed $ 10,000 per year, per school.
I noticed in the article there's an estimate of the
cost of operating a
salad bar.
Aside from
cost, there are other issues with
salad bars.
We now make our way towards Daintree, Cape Tribulation and stop for lunch at a restaurant, which is also an animal refuge centre where you have the opportunity to hand feed the wallabies, get up close to Eclectus Parrots, Pythons & other native wildlife enjoy delicious barbecue lunch with freshly prepared
salads in a beautiful rainforest setting restaurant, (we also cater for vegetarians and other dietary requirements upon notification before tour day) enjoy a cold drink from the
bar (own
cost).